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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Brother Rush covered his face, in Tree's vision?

2. What does Tree want her mother to explain to her?

3. What does M'Vy do when Tree and Dab come back to the room from their visions?

4. What does M'Vy admit to, after Tree finds pills in Dab's room?

5. What does Tree realize after talking with her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does M'Vy tell Tree is wrong with Dab?

2. What makes Tree think of Dab when she is at home alone?

3. How is the relationship with Tree and Miss Pricherd different at the end of the book?

4. How is Silversmith described?

5. How does the narrator describe the relationship between M'Vy and Dab?

6. What does Tree learn when she sees Brother Rush after Dab's death?

7. How is Dab described when Tree visits him in chapter 11?

8. What does M'Vy say when Tree and Dab tell her about their experiences with Brother Rush?

9. What new information does Tree learn about Brother Rush's death, when they are checking in at the hospital?

10. What are Tree's feelings about Dab's sickness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are M'Vy and Tree able to reconcile at the end of "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush"? What has changed that allows their relationship to go into the future?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ken and Silversmith. How are they similar? How are they different? What are they like as people? What are they like as father figures for Tree?

Essay Topic 3

Would you recommend Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush"? For what purposes would you recommend "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush", and what kinds of readers would you not recommend it for? What book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

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